formar

See also: förmår

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.

Verb

formar (first-person singular indicative present formo, past participle formáu)

  1. to form (to give shape)
  2. to form, make up
  3. to make, form
  4. to bring up, raise

Conjugation
Conjugation of formar
infinitive formar
gerund formando
past participle m formáu, f formada, n formao, m pl formaos, f pl formaes
person first singular
yo		 second singular
tu		 third singular
él/elli		 first plural
nosotros/nós		 second plural
vosotros/vós		 third plural
ellos
indicative present formo formes forma formamos formáis formen
imperfect formaba formabes formaba formábemos, formábamos formabeis, formabais formaben
preterite formé formasti, formesti formó formemos formastis, formestis formaron
pluperfect formare, formara formares, formaras formare, formara formáremos, formáramos formareis, formarais formaren, formaran
future formaré formarás formará formaremos formaréis formarán
conditional formaría formaríes formaría formaríemos, formaríamos formaríeis, formaríais formaríen
subjunctive present forme formes, formas forme formemos forméis formen, forman
imperfect formare, formara formares, formaras formare, formara formáremos, formáramos formareis, formarais formaren, formaran
imperative — forma — — formái —

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fōrmāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formí, past participle format); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. to shape
  2. to teach, instruct, show
  3. to form

Conjugation
    Conjugation of formar (first conjugation)
infinitive formar
gerund formant
past participle masculine feminine
singular format formada
plural formats formades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present formo formes forma formem formeu formen
imperfect formava formaves formava formàvem formàveu formaven
future formaré formaràs formarà formarem formareu formaran
preterite formí formares formà formàrem formàreu formaren
conditional formaria formaries formaria formaríem formaríeu formarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present formi formis formi formem formeu formin
imperfect formés formessis formés forméssim forméssiu formessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — forma formi formem formeu formin
negative (no) — no formis no formi no formem no formeu no formin

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Verb

formar

  1. (transitive) to form

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese formar, from Latin fōrmāre.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foɦˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾˈma(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foʁˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻˈma(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈmaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈma.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: for‧mar

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formei, past participle formado)

  1. to form
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to graduate, to receive a degree

Conjugation
    Conjugation of formar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal formar
Personal formar formares formar formarmos formardes formarem
Gerund
formando
Past participle
Masculine formado formados
Feminine formada formadas
Indicative
Present formo formas forma formamos formais formam
Imperfect formava formavas formava formávamos formáveis formavam
Preterite formei formaste formou formamos1, formámos2 formastes formaram
Pluperfect formara formaras formara formáramos formáreis formaram
Future formarei formarás formará formaremos formareis formarão
Conditional formaria formarias formaria formaríamos formaríeis formariam
Subjunctive
Present forme formes forme formemos formeis formem
Imperfect formasse formasses formasse formássemos formásseis formassem
Future formar formares formar formarmos formardes formarem
Imperative
Affirmative forma forme formemos formai formem
Negative (não) não formes não forme não formemos não formeis não formem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:formar.

Romanian

Etymology

From formă +‎ -ar.

Noun

formar m (plural formari)

  1. moulder

Declension
Declension of formar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) formar formarul (niște) formari formarii
genitive/dative (unui) formar formarului (unor) formari formarilor
vocative formarule formarilor

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.

Verb

formar

  1. (Sursilvan) to shape, form

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin formāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɾˈmaɾ/ [foɾˈmaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: for‧mar

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formé, past participle formado)

  1. (transitive) to form, to create
  2. (transitive) to train, to educate
  3. (transitive) to make up, to constitute
  4. (intransitive) to line up (to get in a line)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of formar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive formar
gerund formando
past participle masculine feminine
singular formado formada
plural formados formadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present formo formastú
formásvos		 forma formamos formáis forman
imperfect formaba formabas formaba formábamos formabais formaban
preterite formé formaste formó formamos formasteis formaron
future formaré formarás formará formaremos formaréis formarán
conditional formaría formarías formaría formaríamos formaríais formarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present forme formestú
formésvos2		 forme formemos forméis formen
imperfect
(ra)		 formara formaras formara formáramos formarais formaran
imperfect
(se)		 formase formases formase formásemos formaseis formasen
future1 formare formares formare formáremos formareis formaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative formatú
formávos		 forme formemos formad formen
negative no formes no forme no formemos no forméis no formen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of formar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive formar
dative formarme formarte formarle, formarse formarnos formaros formarles, formarse
accusative formarme formarte formarlo, formarla, formarse formarnos formaros formarlos, formarlas, formarse
with gerund formando
dative formándome formándote formándole, formándose formándonos formándoos formándoles, formándose
accusative formándome formándote formándolo, formándola, formándose formándonos formándoos formándolos, formándolas, formándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative forma
dative fórmame fórmate fórmale fórmanos not used fórmales
accusative fórmame fórmate fórmalo, fórmala fórmanos not used fórmalos, fórmalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative formá
dative formame formate formale formanos not used formales
accusative formame formate formalo, formala formanos not used formalos, formalas
with formal second-person singular imperative forme
dative fórmeme not used fórmele, fórmese fórmenos not used fórmeles
accusative fórmeme not used fórmelo, fórmela, fórmese fórmenos not used fórmelos, fórmelas
with first-person plural imperative formemos
dative not used formémoste formémosle formémonos formémoos formémosles
accusative not used formémoste formémoslo, formémosla formémonos formémoos formémoslos, formémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative formad
dative formadme not used formadle formadnos formaos formadles
accusative formadme not used formadlo, formadla formadnos formaos formadlos, formadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative formen
dative fórmenme not used fórmenle fórmennos not used fórmenles, fórmense
accusative fórmenme not used fórmenlo, fórmenla fórmennos not used fórmenlos, fórmenlas, fórmense

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Swedish

Noun

formar

  1. indefinite plural of form

Verb

formar

  1. present indicative of forma

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